Labeling machine



Nov. 3, 1931. c. H. OSLUND LABELING MACHINE Filed Sept. 4, 1930 3 Sheets-Bilge: 1

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PATENT OFFICE senses -H. osL ND, orwoncnsrrnn, massnonusnrrsnssrenon 'ro. rI-I E LIQUID cansoivro oomonnrrou, orv cnrcsoo, ILLINOIS, A' conromvrrou or DELAWARE surface of the label andwill' automatically 5*lay the label in place and detach it from' the pickers and then spread the label out on the surface to which it is to be applied and also tOprovide a form of pickers which will permit this machine to accomplish these results. 10

vention will appear. hereinafter.

Referenceis to be had to the accompany 1 I a -The pickers 12 are mounted on arms 15 s wi s,- in which Fig. 4 is a front view showing 'the appli cation of the'label to'the'a-rticle to be la beled and the drawing away ofthe pickers; Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 Fig.6 is a view similar to Fig.4 showing the last'position of the pickers before-they 4 move o'utof contact with the label, and

Fi 7 is asimilar view showing in full and otted lines the operation of wiping the 7 label down on the surface of the article'to'be labeled;

' Ever since labelingimachines have been *used it has usually been. thought necessary to supply the label tothe article withthe two en'dsfor sides gummed and with up 7 face at the center-freefrom gum. There areJsomeclasses of goods which it is de the gum all over there'ar surface of the label: -This machine is designed to provide for la- ;bel'ing such-articlesl The invention is-shownas I well known type of hand; labeling machine and for that reason all the operating'mechm nism is not shown.- The niachine is shown,

' howeveryas provided with a label holder 10 havinghooks '11 for5retaining, the labels. thsehooks projecting over the edges all The principal objects of this invention are p to provide a labeling machine'which will be capable of supplying paste to the'entire rear 'Other objects and advantages of the inducmg that motion is not shown as it is very .Fi 1 's a front view of a. labeling machine of the pickers with some sired to label with pickers which have to have applied to a ABEL NG meonmn I application filed'september 4, 1930. Serial No. 479,706.

around the labels. 'Under this label holder, or at least adj acent'to it, a pair of pickers 12 are adapted to move. Inthe present case, the pickers are shown as coming in horizontal position below the label box. They are gummed from'a gum roll 13 by the use of a transfer roll 14: which moves directly along the pickersin the manner indicated in Fig. 2. Thistransfer roll has a straight reciprocating motion and the means for procommon in thisclass of machines.

are coiled on the shafts16 to normally hold the pickers yieldingly' in the position shown inFig. 1. The pivoted arms 'are provided withrollers 1 9 The'sliding frame 17 moves up and down on guides 20 by means not shown to bring the pickers from a position in which the transfer roll can move over them as shown in Fig. 1 then into a position to engage the end label in the label holder '10 and finally back to a position in which the label L will be deposited on the surface of" this casethis surface-is shown as flat. The

? box or other article B is carried on a sta tionary support.

I The pickers 12 are capable of engaging the the article B to which it is to be applied. In

supplied. Onthe motion of the slide 17 to its limit upward in the machine, the pickers,

pressed yieldingly'again'st this outer label and the gum alreadyspread upon'them over to the entire rear surface of the label.

Now as the frame 17 and parts carried thereby including the pickers 12 are brought downward, the rolls 19 on the picker arms ,15 come in contact with a pair of stationary cams 22 and turn the pickers down to the position indicated in Fig. 4. They are kept in that position until the frame reaches its lowermostpoint where the label will engage not altered or the the article B as shown in Fig. 4; Then the frame moves upwardly and the pickers, without changing their angular'position, will rise {and take the ends of the label up with them, as shown in Fig.- 5, where-the pickers 12 are sholwgvn justleavi'nglthe label. The label falls bac a It will be understoodthat the usual grip finger-23 is employed-, being carried ona lever or bellcrank-i24 and operatedby a cam or other similar means through a linkf25..

This grip finger comes down on the center of the label acrossthe article B just asthe label comes into contactwith the article.

holdsthe label down at the center. This grip finger isthe usual-construction and the meth- 0d of operating it has not been shown: I

position shown in Fig. 6,come rip-against the gr p finger 23 and move back in opposite directions as indicated by the dotted and full line positionsindicated in Fig. 7. mechanism for operating the, wipers is YIlOt shown, being wellknown, but of course the:- novel features of this. invention work with r the old-features of the-labeling machine and I'havechoseu the type" of labeling machine. to illustrate this invention which is provided with grip fingers-23andwipers 26, as'shown'.

It will-'beseen that-by this mechanism involvingcomparativelyinexpensive additions ;to the ordinary hand labeleriof this type, or' in fact tofa machine labeler, such a machine,

can be converted so as to provide for gumfore. pensive and the operation of the machine is changed."

Although I have illustrated and described only one form of the invention, 17am aware of the fact that modifications can be made therein-by any person skilled in theart without departing from the scope of the inven-:

tion as expressed in? the claims; LTherefore I do'not wishto be limited to all the details of construction herein shown and described, but what I: do claimis: x

1. In a labeling machine, the combination with a labelholder and a pair of pickers movoted on opposite sides of the frame, flllCl-QX- tending substantially into contact with each other at the center of the machine when thepickers arearranged in a single plane, so that,

these two pickers will-gum the entire label,

meansfor turning the-pickers backward A pair of rubber wipers 26 are shown which, after the labelisreleased from the -i 1 shafts, yielding means for turning the shafts to a position inzwhich the pickerswillbein' The number of operations ly away from each other as they move away from thelabel holder.

site sides of the frame, and extending substantially into'contact with each other atthe center offthe machine when the pickers are arranged'in asingle plane, of means'for turning the piokers'backwardly away from each other as the sliding frame moves away from the label holder. On the 3. In alabeling maohine, the combination with alabelholder" and means for 'supporting the article to be labeled, ofza sliding frame movablebetween the two, apair of horizontalshafts carried by the sliding frame,'a pair" of pickers carried by said shafts and adapted to reach to the center of' the space betweenthe the same plane, means for supplying the pickers with paste throughout" their entlre surfaces while they are insaid position, and

means for turning the pickers; outwardly to- 4. In a' labeling. machine, the combination with a label holder and means for supporting the article to belabeled, ofa sliding'frame movable between the two, apair of horizontal shafts carried by 'the sliding frame, a pair of pickers carried by said shafts and adapted to reach to the center of the space between the shafts, yielding means for turningthe shafts. toa position in which'the pickers will be horizontal, means-for supplying the. pickers with. paste throughout their entireisurfaces while they are in a horizontal position, means for turning the pickers downwardly toward-the support for the articleto be 123- beled as the frame itself moves toward said support, whereby thelabel gummedall over its rearfsurface willfinally be supported by the ,lpickersrnear it's ends only and a grip finger adapted to come against the outer surface of the label'and pressthe'center of thelab el "against the article on which the label is to be applied.

- 5.1In a labeling machine, the combination with a sliding frame, a pair of shafts ar ranged in parallel position atvopposite sides 1 thereof at one end, arms yieldingly mounted pickers will be left in horizontal'position transverse to the line of motion of the frame, "in which position said? pickers will come sub- 7 stantially into contact, stationary cams adjacent to. the sliding frame, means connected :with the arms and operable by the stationary cams forturning the arms. andpickers there-'- on into an inclined position downward as the frame moves downward,means for support,-

ing the article to be'labeled in a position at the bottom of the stroke of the frame, a grip finger arranged to engage the center of the label and push it against the. article to be lathereon.

beled when the sliding frame gets to the lowest limit of its movement, and wipers arranged and adapted to move from the grip 'finge'r outwardly along the surface of the article to be labeled to smooth the label down 6. In a labeling machine, the combination with a sliding frame, a pair of shafts carried thereby, pickers carried by said shafts and extending into a position to come substantially into contact at their adj acentedges when in the same plane,and springs for holding the pickers normally toward each other, of a pair of stationary'cams and means whereby as the frame moves away from pasting position the cams will operate said shafts and turn the pickers toward the article to be labeled. 7

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

a CHARLES H. OSLUND. 

